Russian gender colours & forks

[Alina Israeli]

Gotta have 4 prongs, 3 look weird: http://images.yandex.ru/yandsearch?text=%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%B0%20%D0%B2%20%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B8%201880&img_url=transantique.ru%2Fpublic%2Fpics%2F1207_1.JPG&pos=9&rpt=simage


On Sep 19, 2012, at 6:56 PM, Allan, Kenneth wrote:

> I have two questions about Russian domestic culture circa 1880s-1920s.
>
> Was it the norm then to associate the colour pink with the feminine  
> and blue with masculine, as in Western Europe and North America?
>
> Also, did forks in kitchen and dining use commonly have 3 prongs or 4?
>
> Thanks,
> Kenneth Allan
>
> University of Lethbridge
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Alina Israeli
Associate Professor of Russian
LFS, American University
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